Stuttgart, Germany

Name. Stuttgart, often nicknamed the "Schwabenmetropole" (English: Swabian metropolis) in reference to its location in the center of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, has its etymological roots in the Old High German word Stuotgarten, or "stud farm", because the city was founded in 950 AD by Duke Liudolf …

Explore Stuttgart holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. | Ask many Germans their opinion of Stuttgarters and they will go off on a tangent: they are road hogs, speeding along the autobahn; they are sharp-dressed executives with a Swabian drawl; they are tight-fisted homebodies who slave away to <em>schaffe, schaffe, Häusle ...

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart manages five installations that provide base operations and support services to nearly 22,000 joint U.S. military service members, civilian employees and family members who serve, work and live near Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.